Gettings Started with DirectAdmin on Silicom Network, Part 2: Wordpress Installed!
Last time we got signed up with a Silicom Network reseller account. Now let's get SSL configured and setup Wordpress.
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Gettings Started with DirectAdmin on Silicom Network, Part 1: Signup and Setup
I signed up for one of Silicom Network's lifetime reseller accounts. Let's go through setup and start getting familiar with DirectAdmin.
Read MoreRunning LowEnd on HighEnd: Running FreeDOS on a MacBook M1 (Apple Silicon) with QEMU
Want to run FreeDOS on your Apple Silicon Mac? Took me a bit of research to figure out how to get it going via QEMU. Here's my recipe...so I can find it in a few years when I've forgotten how to do it.
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How to List Unseeded Torrents on Your PulsedMedia Shared Seedbox
rtorrent's web UI is pleasant to use, but often fails to correctly remove torrents. Over time, this can lead to a build-up of torrents that need to be cleaned out manually. Here's a quick script to help you fix the problem and reclaim wasted space.
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How To Configure Proxmox To Automatically Backup Your Virtual Machines Remotely (Proxmox Backup Server Tutorial)
Does it really matter if your Proxmox server catches on fire if you have a disaster recovery plan and automatically back it up anyways? Your data is precious. Back it up. Here's how...
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Of All the Note-Taking Apps, Only One has a Full-Featured Terminal App. And It's Free.
We created a popular video on LowEndBoxTV comparing popular note-taking solutions such as Obsidian, OneNote, etc. You night choose one or the other based on different features. But there's one feature you might consider that we didn't cover: can you run it in a terminal?
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How Much CPU Do You Really Need for that Plex Server?
Speccing out a box to use for Plex? Consider how much CPU you need for transcoding...unless you're talking about 4K.
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Turbo-Charge Your Linux Shell With These Easy Tricks!
Recently I had some folks watching my shared screen and they were constantly saying "oh, that was cool, I didn't know you could do that in the shell". Here's some shell tricks I showed them.
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How to Self-Host Your Own Email for Less Than $3/Mo… and Get Your Emails Delivered!
Self-hosting email doesn't have to end in you purchasing yet another email hosting subscription. There's a better way -- let us show you. Matter of fact, let us show you how to self-host your email for less than $3/mo, in three simple steps.
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How to Update Debian Automatically: No Muss, No Fuss, Not At All Sus
Your Debian system is probably already doing security upgrades automatically. It's trivial to extend that to the entire system so your system is always up to date. We'll show you how.
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How To Get ChatGPT To Write Your LowEndTalk Offer Thread
ChatGPT is everywhere and is a powerful tool for generating or enhancing your online content. Why not use it to spruce up your LowEndTalk offer post? In other news, I really want to buy a FoxyBoxes VPS.
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What the Heck is a Looking Glass, Anyway?
What is that "Looking Glass" thing we see in provider offers? We explain and show some examples of use featuring Smarthost's new servicer location in Toronto, Ontario.
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How to Whitelist an IP in Cloudflare (WAF)
I have a confession: sometimes I write LowEndBox tutorials so I can find them when I google the question in the future. Case in point: whitelisting an IP in Cloudflare's WAF. Now I'll always be able to find my notes for this procedure.
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pfSense: Yes, You Should Use Auto Config Backup and Here's the Right Settings
For a lot of network devices, their entire configuration amounts to only a few megabytes' worth of data. But what a pain if you lose those megabytes! Fortunately, protecting your pfSense firewall is easy, secure, off-site, and FREE!
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How I Upgraded Proxmox 7 to 8 Without a Hitch: Part 2, the Upgrade
Yesterday I walked through backing up Proxmox VMs and config to a Synology NAS. Today we take the plunge to upgrade from 7.0 -> 7.4 -> 8.0.
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How I Upgraded Proxmox 7 to 8 Without a Hitch: Part 1, the Backing Up
I use Proxmox for my VM hypervisor at home. Recently I went through the steps to upgrade from Proxmox 7 to Proxmox 8. In part one of this two-parter, we'll get all the VMs backed up and prepare for the upgrade.
Read MoreJust Published: My Powerball Results Checker Script
I have a bad gambling habit. I buy Powerball tickets. Since I'm too lazy to check results, I wrote a script to do it for me, and it's up on GitHub now.
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How to Create and Display QR Codes From Shell Scripts
QR codes are easy to generate from shell scripts, and you can output them in a variety of formats, including not only images such as PNG but as terminal characters that you can view in your shell session.
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PGP Encryption: What’s It Used For? How Do You Use It?
PGP emerged from the encryption wars of the 1990s. It's still one of the world's encryption and privacy management products. SirFoxy takes us for a deep dive into this important piece of software.
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How to Query Your Wordpress Database Without Using SQL (How I Listed All Posts in a Category in a Custom Format)
Recently I wanted to get a list of all the tutorials we'd published on LowEndBox. Going through the Wordpress dashboard was way too much work, and so was trying to craft a SQL query. Using Wordpress's own code was so much easier.
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How To Host Your WordPress Website for Entirely Free for Life
Free WordPress site, even a free domain. This isn't clickbait! SirFoxy will walk you through it from start to finish.
Read MoreDealing with Large Files on GitHub
Ever try to push a 30MB PNG to GitHub? Good luck. However, using a third-party git add-on, it's a piece of cake.
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How to Use the Missing Midjourney API (Plus the Hidden Command Language)
Midjourney is amazing technology but is a bit frustrating to work with because you're limited to interacting with a Discord bot. We have news of a technique to automate plus links to some amazing resources.
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How the LowEndTalk ChatGPT-Powered Auto-Tweeter Works
When one of LowEndTalk's community providers shares an offer on LET, we want to tell the world. One of the ways we do this is by posting a link to the thread on Twitter. We do this via a Python scri...
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How to Stop Services From Starting at Install on Debian
By default, installing a service on Debian means it's enabled (start at boot) and started immediately. If you don't care for this default behavior, we have a one-line command that will flip the behavior.
Read MoreRemoving a Package on Debian with Extreme Prejudice
apt just slaps at the problem; dpkg solves it. An interesting experience trying to get MariaDB back to a clean slate.
Read MoreHow to Immediately Transfer a Domain Out of InternetBS.net with No Waiting Period
If you're trying to transfer a domain out of InternetBS, you might be facing a 5-7 day waiting period. But with this trick you can have the transfer done instantly.
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LowEndBoxTV: Bunny.net Stream Tips, Tricks, and Gotchas
Piotr was recently asked to help a friend with his web site. Splitting the video content off to a CDN was easy but he learned a lot about best practices for Bunny.net Stream. In this video he goes over everything he learned and how you can make the service as pain-free as possible.
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